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Section 5: Maintenance
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Beforeinspecting,cleaningor servicingthe machine,shutoff engine,waitfor movingpartsto stop,dis- I
connect s parkplugwire andmovewire awayfrom sparkplug.
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Failuretofollow theseinstructions canresultin seriouspersonalinjuryor property damage.
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Figure5-7: Pressdownonpoint "A"to
remove or install belt.
1. Removethe belt cover, See
Removingthe Belt Coverin this Section.
2. Pressfirmly downward on the cable
mounting bracket(A, Figure5-7) untilit
tilts andthe belt slackens.
3. Removebelt (B, Figure 5-7) from
transaxlepulley.
4. Tipthe mower onto itsside (towards
the muffler) and pull the beltthrough the
cutout in the housing.
5, Do this step only if you did not
removethe mower blade-- otherwise, go
onto step 6.
a. Makesure the spark plug wire is
removedfrom the sparkplug and
moved away from theplug. Rotatethe
bladeso that oneend is somewhere
within the front of the mower housing.
h. Workthe belt around and over that
end of the blade (Figure5-8).
c. Rotatethe bladeso that the other
end is somewherewithin the front of
the mower housingand work the belt
around and off the mower.
d. Work the newbelt around and over
the same end of the blade.
e. Rotatethe bladeso that the other
endof the blade is somewherewithin
the front area of the mower housing
and workthe new belt aroundand over
the same end.
6. Seatthe newbelt into the groove on
the engine pulley that islocated on the
bladedrive shaft.
7. Grasp one end ofthe new beltand
insert it in and through the cutout in the
housing.
Figure5-8: Removeor install her around
blade.
8. Tip the mower back downto its
normal position.
9. Applyfirm pressureagainstthe cable
mounting bracketon the transaxle
assembly(A, Figure5-7) until ittilts
forward,
10. Pull the belt over the transaxlepulley
and into the groove.
11. Release pressureon the transaxle
bracketslowly. Make surethat the belt
seats properlyinto the pulleygroove.
12. Checkthe other endof the belt
(enginepulley)to insurethat it is seated
properlyinto the groove.
13. Reinstallthe belt cover. See
Replacingthe Belt Coverin this Section.
ADJUSTING
WHEELDRIVECONTROL
Loss of wheel drive indicatesthat the
WheelDriveControl may needadjust-
ment. This condition could alsobe the
result of not completely engaginga wheel
speedgear setting. Beforeyou adjust the
wheeldrive control cable,move the Wheel
SpeedControl Leverto 1 (all the way
back) or to 3 (all the way forward). If the
wheelsstill do not engage,adjust the
wheeldrive clutch spring.
1. Removethe belt cover (SeeRemoving
and Replacingthe Belt cover)andlocate
the wheeldrive clutch spring.
2. Measurethe lengthof the body of the
wheeldrive clutch spring (Figure5-9).
Figure5-9: Firstmeasurementwithdrive
clutchspringdisengaged.
3. Engage the WheelDrive Control Bail
and measurethe extendedlengthof the
spring body again (Figure5-10).
Figure5-10: Second measurementwith
drive clutchspringengaged,
4. Thedifferencebetweenthetwo mea-
surementsshould be approximately 1 /4".
Adjust if the result does not meet this
specification. Spring extension is
adjustedwith a cableadjuster (R, Figure
3-1) on the wheel drivecable. To adjust,
hold the turnbuckle(A, Figure5-11) while
turning eachadjuster (B,Figure5-11)
awayfrom the turnbuckle1/2 turn each.
Figure5-11: Drive cableadjustment.
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